The quantum entanglement measure of concurrence is shown to be directly calculable from a Tomita- Takesaki modular operator framework constructed from the local von Neumann algebras of observables for two quantum systems. Specifically, the Tomita-Takesaki modular conjugation operator J that links two separate systems with respect to their von Neumann algebras is related to the quantum concurrence C

In this paper, we consider a rotating black hole with electric and magnetic monopole charges that moves in a static homogeneous electromagnetic field. We assume that both the charges and the fields are weak, so that they have no effect on the spacetime geometry, which is described by the Kerr metric. We present exact solutions to Maxwell’s equations describing the field of a charged rotating black

In this paper we present an approach to compute analytical post-Minkowskian corrections to unbound two-body scattering in the self-force formalism. Our method relies on a further low-velocity (post-Newtonian) expansion of the motion. We present a general strategy valid for gravitational and nongravitational self-force, and we explicitly demonstrate our approach for a scalar charge scattering off a

We study systems of staggered boson Hamiltonians in a one dimensional lattice and in particular how the translation symmetry by one unit in these systems is in reality a noninvertible symmetry closely related to T-duality. We also study the simplest systems of clock models derived from these staggered boson Hamiltonians. We show that the noninvertible symmetries of these lattice models together with

It is commonly accepted that superluminal travel may be used to facilitate time travel. This is a purely special-relativistic argument, using the fact that for observers in two frames of reference, separated by a spacelike interval, the non-causal (spacelike) future of one observer includes part of the causal past of the other. In this paper we provide a concrete realization of this argument in a curved

In situ measurements of planetary surfaces can provide more detailed information about mineralogical composition and elemental distribution than the more commonplace remote sensing. Recently, Santosh Vadawale and colleagues reported early results from the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) experiment aboard the Pragyan rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, with a characterization of the Chandrayaan-3

PDS 70 is one of the most interesting objects for planetary formation, with its structured dust disc and the presence of two giant accreting protoplanets embedded in its gap at 20 and 34 au. Hyerin Jang and co-workers use a combination of observations from space telescopes and modelling to have a closer look at the dusty inner part of the disc. The authors analyse JWST/MIRI data, comparing them with

Typically protoplanetary disks and the stars that they encircle are modelled as isolated systems. However, extended gaseous structures (for instance, streamers) have been observed around such disks, which suggests that they are fed by material from the wider surroundings, even when the disk is mature. Using a simple model, Andrew Winter and colleagues show that by incorporating continuously accreting

We propose a consistent set of boundary conditions for gravity in asymptotically flat spacetime at spacelike infinity, which yields an enhancement of the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs group with smooth superrotations and new subleading symmetries. These boundary conditions are obtained by allowing fluctuations of the boundary structure which are responsible for divergences in the symplectic form, and a renormalization

The universality of free fall, fundamental to metric theories of gravity, asserts the equality between inertial and gravitational mass, implying that all particles experience equal gravitational fall regardless of their mass. While it is widely accepted for all particles and photons, its applicability to neutrinos, due to their minimal interactions, remains uncertain. Neutrinos, though predicted to

We address the question of how to build a class of f(R) extensions of general relativity which are compatible with solar system experiments, without making any preliminary assumption on the properties of f. The aim is reached by perturbatively solving the modified Einstein equations around a Schwarzschild background and retrieving a posteriori the corresponding f(R). This turns out to be nonanalytical

Numerical reconstruction techniques are widely employed in the calculation of multiloop scattering amplitudes. In recent years, it has been observed that the rational functions in multiloop calculations greatly simplify under partial fractioning. In this article, we present a technique to reconstruct rational functions directly in partial-fractioned form, by evaluating the functions at special integer

In this work, we systematically calculate transition magnetic moments, radiative decay widths, and axial-vector coupling constants of octet hidden-charm molecular pentaquark states with different flavor representations in constituent quark model. We discuss the relations between transition magnetic moments and decay widths for pentaquark states. For octet pentaquark states with the 81f and 82f flavor

In this work, we mainly focus on testing the spacetime properties around black holes surrounded by a dark fluid, which are potential candidates for dark energy described by the Chaplygin-like equation of state through its shadow. To do this, we first study the black hole’s horizon structure and shadow for the non-rotating case. Then, we obtain a rotating black hole solution in the presence of a dark

We study the existence of gradient conformal Killing vectors (CKVs) in the class of locally rotationally symmetric (LRS) spacetimes which generalizes spherically symmetric spacetimes, and investigate some implications for the evolutionary character of marginally outer trapped surfaces. We first study existence of gradient CKVs via the obtention of a relationship between the Ricci curvature and the

A sharp step on a chaotic potential can enhance primordial curvature fluctuations on smaller scales to the to form primordial black holes (PBHs). The present study discusses an inflationary potential with a sharp step that results in the formation of PBHs in four distinct mass ranges. Also this inflationary model allows the separate consideration of observable parameters ns and r on the CMB scale from

Several approaches to quantum gravity lead to nonlocal modifications of fields’ dynamics. This, in turn, can give rise to nonlocal modifications of quantum mechanics at non-relativistic energies. Here, we analyze the nonlocal Schrödinger evolution of a quantum harmonic oscillator in one such scenario, where the problem can be addressed without the use of perturbation theory. We demonstrate that although

The mantra “know thy star, know thy planet” has proven to be very important for many aspects of exoplanet science. Here I review how stellar abundances inform our understanding of planet composition and, thus, formation and evolution. In particular, I discuss how: ▪ The strongest star–planet connection is still the giant planet–metallicity correlation, the strength of which may indicate a break point

This review covers the techniques, observations, and inferences of solar flare spectroscopy. It is not a spectroscopist's view of solar flares but rather a solar flare physicist's view of spectroscopy. Spectroscopy is carried out across the electromagnetic spectrum, but this review emphasizes the optical to soft X-ray part of the spectrum and discusses results from spectroscopy applied to the preflare